. >> translator: using this so-called radar, weapons radar, is an extraordinary act. the japanese government believes that the situation could have gotten extremely dangerous. >> >> he says they laj aid protest with chi noose ministry. he revealed it happened on january 30th in international waters. he says the vessels were about three kilometers apart. he says defense ministry analysts are investigating a separate incident from earlier in january. they suspect a chinese navy frigget trained its weapons on a self-defense helicopter. japan and china have wenlocked in a dispute over the senkaku islands. china and taiwan claim the territory. the japanese government nationalized the islands last september. chinese surveillance ships have been navigating in and around or out of japanese waters near the territory ever since. the area around the islands is believed to be rich in natural resources. the disagreement has affected diplomatic relations and trade. >>> security analysts are trying to figure out the consequences of what happened out at sea. a former navy capital tin with japan's self-defen

>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." >>> voters are waiting the see who comes out on top in a very tight race. italians have voted on 315 seats in the upper house and 630 in the lower house. they're showing how they feel about the austerity measures of the prime minister. they have counted 85% of ballots for the lower ballots. former prime minister center right group has 28.9% of lower house votes so far. ministry officials have counted 92% of votes from the upper house. the coalition has 31.7% parliament members must approve in both houses. opposing sides could end up controlling each house. if that happens italian voters could face a political gridlock. investor are getting nervous about the future. what can you tell us about the markets? >> investors are worried that the european debt crisis could become front page news once again with political instability. following that election tokyo traders are buying the yen. traders try to avert risks by betting on the yen as a safe haven currency. the dollar reached a one month high in new york. that's trading

people are confirmed dead and four injured. four others are missing. analysts with the u.s. geological survey said the earthquake hit at around lunch time on wednesday. the quake triggered tsunami that sparked warnings across the south pacific, observers with the pacific tsunami warning center reported a wave about 90 centimeters high reached the coast of the solomon islands. ngo workers say it washed away at least 100 houses. they add that the supply of electricity and water has been disrupted and they say some parts of the island have been flooded including the airport. >>> nhk has learned chinese navy weapons radar incident took place more than 100 kilometers away from the disputed senkaku islands in the east china sea. chinese and japanese vessels were navigate ago way from the islands at the time. analysts say both sides may have been seeking to avoid escalating tensions around the islands. officials with japan's defense ministry say that june 30th, a chinese frigate locked weapons targeting on a destroyer. the two ships were reportedly 3 kilometers apart. a japanese helicopter fr

. we're here today to learn more about what we can do. >> reporter: disasters teach us lessons. and there's plenty to learn in disaster-prone japan. events like this one, more people are learning how they can prepare themselves for the worst. iku tanaka, nhk world, okahama. >>> many tourists head to the northern japanese island of hokkaido. some go to see what's been described as a world of whiteness. nhk world's rino nakana has a look of one of the world's spectacles. >> reporter: we are back outside for another cold day. 9 degrees below zero. that's the temperature here. you won't hear any waves crashing here. everything you see behind me is ice. it's called drift ice, they are pieces of ice drifting on the surface of the water. you might be wondering what is so special about pieces of ice floating around. well, in huge quantities, it's actually quite a spectacle. so much so that every january to february many tourists book drift ice boat tours and cruises just to get a glimpse of the site. now, drift ice comes from up to 1,000 kilometers away from the amura river in russia.

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